U.S. Housing Market

U.S. Housing Market

Existing home sales fell 8% last month and many analysts say there's more pain ahead for the housing sector in particular and the economy in general. We'll talk about ongoing fall-out from the sub-prime mortgage meltdown and possible...

Existing home sales fell 8% last month and many analysts say there's more pain ahead for the housing sector in particular and the economy in general. We'll talk about ongoing fall-out from the sub-prime mortgage meltdown and possible interventions being considered on Capital Hill.

Guests

Kathleen Day

Center for Responsible Lending

Damian Paletta

reporter, Wall Street Journal

Brian Gardner

public policy analyst with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a brokerage firm and investment bank specializing in the financial sector.

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